Clinical Challenges in Surgical Palliative Care: Communication Skills for Difficult Conversations
Your patient was in a terrible car crash and is currently intubated with multiple traumatic injuries that will need surgery. Family has just arrived and all they’ve heard is that he has a broken leg. ...
6 Maj 202435min
Journal Review in Hepatobiliary Surgery: ctDNA & Colorectal Liver Metastasis
Circulating tumor DNA, more commonly referred to as ctDNA, has emerged as an attractive and potentially highly sensitive biomarker for patients with colorectal cancer. But what exactly is ctDNA, does ...
2 Maj 202434min
Is "Pump and Dump" Outdated? An Update on Lactating Patients
Taking a lactating patient the OR? Prescribing antibiotics? What about a CT scan with IV contrast? Pump and dump, right? WRONG. It's time to get educated! Today, we review the finer points of caring f...
29 Apr 202425min
Scoring Changes to the ABSITE: The Trainee Perspective on Impact and Ramifications
The American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination will officially be switching from reporting percentile scores by year level to percent of questions correct. What does this change mean for reside...
25 Apr 202443min
ABSITE Updates and the Future of Boards with Dr. Jo Buyske
The ABSITE score report is changing… what does it mean? CEO of the American Board of Surgery Dr. Jo Buyske discusses ABSITE and MUCH more. Hosts: Dr. Scott Steele, Dr. Nina Clark, Dr. Jessica Milla...
22 Apr 202436min
Clinical Challenges in Thoracic Surgery: Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
In this episode our team dives into the diagnosis, workup and management of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Listen as we debate the pros and cons of surgical management of this disease with extrapleur...
18 Apr 202437min
Journal Review in Emergency General Surgery: Appendicitis
Can appendicitis wait until the morning? Join Drs. Ashlie Nadler, Jordan Nantais, Graham Skelhorne-Gross, and Marika Sevigny from our Emergency General Surgery Team as they discuss the role of deferri...
15 Apr 202421min
Cardiac Cowboys: The Heroic Invention of Heart Surgery
Before 1952, open heart surgery was considered science fiction. The heart was off limits to surgeons despite more than half a million Americans dying annually from heart disease. Doing nothing was the...
11 Apr 202424min
